Performance Improvement Lead

Piedmont Healthcare•Atlanta, GA

13d

About The Position

Experience the advantages of real career change Join Piedmont to move your career in the right direction. Stay for the diverse teams you’ll love, a shared purpose, and schedule flexibility that frees you to live for what matters both in and outside of work. You’ll feel valued, motivated to be your best, and recognized for your contributions to exceptional patient outcomes. Piedmont leaders are in your corner, invested in your success. Our wellness programs and comprehensive total benefits and rewards meet your needs today and help you plan for the future. RESPONSIBLE FOR: The Performance Improvement Lead is responsible for facilitating/leading performance improvement initiatives, supporting Piedmonts quality and safety strategic priorities, such as Leapfrog Hospital Safety grades, Clinical Governance Councils, Zero Harm efforts, or any other improvement priorities, as they arise. The Lead evaluates the current state of a process, using quantitative and qualitative tools, and collaborates with clinical leaders, senior administrators, and frontline staff, from multiple disciplines, to implement and monitor improvement interventions. The Performance Improvement Lead is responsible for timely execution and attaining performance targets and should be prepared to provide project status updates to key stakeholders and leaders as requested. Must be goal-oriented, data-driven, and demonstrate critical thinking skills

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Nursing, Healthcare/Business Administration or a closely related field is required.
One (1) year of work experience in clinical healthcare operations, performance/process improvement, project management and analysis or a closely related field is required.
If candidate is an RN, a current license in the State of Georgia as a Registered Nurse or NLC/eNLC Multistate License.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in a healthcare related field preferred.
Previous experience in quality/process improvement preferred.
Certification in Lean, Six Sigma or CPHQ preferred.

Responsibilities

The Performance Improvement Lead is responsible for facilitating/leading performance improvement initiatives, supporting Piedmonts quality and safety strategic priorities, such as Leapfrog Hospital Safety grades, Clinical Governance Councils, Zero Harm efforts, or any other improvement priorities, as they arise.
The Lead evaluates the current state of a process, using quantitative and qualitative tools, and collaborates with clinical leaders, senior administrators, and frontline staff, from multiple disciplines, to implement and monitor improvement interventions.
The Performance Improvement Lead is responsible for timely execution and attaining performance targets and should be prepared to provide project status updates to key stakeholders and leaders as requested.
Must be goal-oriented, data-driven, and demonstrate critical thinking skills